Film

Days of Thunder 1990

Directed by Tony Scott

  • Adventure, Action, Drama
  • 107 min
  • PG-13

Rotten Tomatoes38%Metacritic60

You can't outrun the thunder.

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

AdventureActionDramaunderdogsportsstock car racingdaytonacar crashrivalryrevengeracingcrashrace car drivernascarracer

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Classical in form, effortless, unpretentious and resolved.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • effortlessdemanding
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • gravecomic

Who loves it, who doesn't

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19 profiled raters. Loved most by The Formalists; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.

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